Billy Goodnick
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Overview
PO Box 20334, Santa Barbara CA 93120Billy has been honing his mantra of “beautiful, functional, sustainable gardens” for decades. As an award-winning designer who worked his way up from swinging a pick to landscape architect, his talks are enriched by decades of professional experience
w: bgdc :: design coach - landscape architect
w: Cool Green Gardens by Billy Goodnick, at Fine Gardening
e: view email billygoodnick@yahoo.com
Description
“That was too much fun. I thought there’d be a two-drink cover charge for the entertainment,” is a typical response to Billy’s presentations. “And I learned a lot, too.”
Billy Goodnick has been honing his mantra of “beautiful, functional, sustainable gardens” for decades. As an award-winning designer who worked his way up from swinging a pick to landscape architect, his presentations and writing are enriched by decades of professional practice. He has taught master gardeners, homeowners and college students to design like pros, while instilling a message of planet-friendly principles.
- To combat the effect of listening to a speaker in a dimly lit room, Billy turns on his stand-up comic timing and rock musician’s attitude to keep audiences alert and laughing. His
Billy’s writing credits include his Cool Green Gardens blog at Fine Gardening Magazine, is bi-weekly SoCal-centric posts for Edhat.com, and 805 Living Magazine.
The best way to understand what a Billy Goodnick talk is like is to treat yourself to a few of his on-line articles: Lots of great information wrapped in an upbeat, sometimes snarky delivery. Billy is also a founding member of the Lawn Reform Coalition, a group dedicated to helping gardeners rethink the siren song of the “perfect lawn.”
Topics
- Crimes Against Horticulture: When Bad Taste Meets Power Tools
- Design Like A Pro: Demystifying the Art of Garden Design
- Climate-friendly Landscapes: Save money while you shrink your garden’s carbon footprint
- Lawn Alternatives: Silencing the siren song of the “perfect” lawn
- Create Any Style Garden With Water-wise Plants: Distilling the Essence of Style
- Born To Shop: A customized design workshop created for retail garden centers; include "scavenger hunt" and personalized shopping.
- Landscape Staging for Home Sellers: Designing to get your buyer's foot off the gas and entice them through the front door.
Locations
Santa Barbara-based with talks customized for West Coast / Mediterranean gardening climates.
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Audience Reviews
It really made sense of the design process
Doug Hertzog from Mill Creek, WA - 02/10/2012 15:01:19
Billy was definatly worth listening to. He's one of the better speakers I've heard during many visits to the Seattle Flower and Garden Show over the years. His humor was fun but more importantly, I feel I can make an intelligent and attractive design for my own garden now. It really was a How To. A little more of a handout to outline the process would have been nice as I couldn't write fast enough. Thanks.
Educational and Entertaining
Marcy Sheffield from camarillo, ca - 09/03/2011 11:45:27
Billy is the perfect combination of an entertaining and eductional speaker. I've attendedseveral of his talks and have learned so much each time. I enjoy his sense of humor and his effortless way of imparting tons of information. Whether he's discussing garden design and theory or zombie weeds, I have become a better gardner because of it. Thank you Billy!
great tour
Katy Zappala from Santa Barbara, CA - 08/14/2011 23:05:56
I just took a tour of Alice Keck Garden in SB with Billy Goodnick. His talk was very informative adn entertaining; I learned a lot that I can use to improve my garden. I look forward to more walks/talks with him.
